Ergebnis für "mafia" in Belletristik

Wie lebt man, wenn man weiß, dass die eigenen Tage gezählt sind? Savianos wichtigstes Buch seit „Gomorrha“ erzählt das Leben des größten Mafiajägers der Geschichte. Nicht nur als Richter, sondern auch als Ehemann, als Bruder, als Freund. Mit seinem Geldwäsche-Gesetz forderte Falcone die Mafia heraus. Als er am 25. Mai 1992 mit seiner Frau unterwegs zum Wochenendhaus ist, sprengt die Mafia sie mitsamt einem Stück Autobahn in die Luft.

Hotelmanagerin Laura fährt mit Freunden nach Sizilien. Sie will dort ihren Geburtstag feiern und hofft, dass auch ihr Freund Martin im Urlaub endlich mehr Zeit für sie haben wird. Doch es kommt ganz anders: Nach einem heftigen Streit verlässt Laura wutentbrannt das Hotel - und begegnet Don Massimo Torricelli. Der attraktive, junge Don ist das Oberhaupt einer der mächtigsten Mafia-Familien Siziliens und gewohnt zu bekommen, was er will. Und Massimo will Laura. Er entführt sie in seine luxuriöse Villa und macht ihr ein Angebot.

Rachefeldzug und geheime Mission - die Geburtsstunde von John Clark: In "Gnadenlos" gibt uns Erfolgsautor Tom Clancy einen Einblick in die Lebensgeschichte des geheimnisumwobenen John Clark, Anführer der Spezialeinheit "Rainbow Six". Clark alias John Kelly erlebt in seiner Vergangenheit mehrere traumatisierende Schicksalsschläge. Getrieben von Hass beginnt er einen blutigen Rachefeldzug gegen Gangsterbosse und korrupte Polizisten. Parallel dazu ruft ihn eine hochbrisante geheime Militärmission nach Vietnam. Beide Aufgaben verlangen John Kelly einiges ab. Ein erbitterter Kampf um Leben und Tod beginnt.

Marlon ist eigentlich ein netter Kerl. Und noch dazu frisch verliebt. Doch er soll die Mafiageschäfte seines Großonkels in Köln-Ehrenfeld übernehmen, was die Sache mit dem nett sein schon mal erschwert. Ein bisschen Pech hat er obendrein: Die albanische Mafia droht das heilige Gleichgewicht von Clans und Klüngel in der Stadt ordentlich durcheinander zu bringen - denn die kennt keine Ehre, keine Gnade und erst recht nicht das "Kölsche Grundgesetz".

Eine Wasserleiche und Familienbesuch aus Rom: Im italienischen Urlaubskrimi Azzurro mortale ermittelt Commissario Vito Grassi und sein Powerfrauen-Team zum 2. Mal im atemraubend schönen Ligurien. Raue Klippen, malerische Dörfer und das karibisch anmutende Blau des ligurischen Meeres: Commissario Vito Grassi hat sich in seinem idyllisch gelegenen Rustico in Levanto eingelebt und freut sich über den Besuch seiner Frau und seines Sohnes aus Rom. Seine resolute Mitbewohnerin Toni ist allerdings wenig begeistert darüber, dass sie deswegen vorübergehend zu ihrer Mutter ziehen soll.

After his father’s retirement, Elia Montalto took over organized crime in King’s Trace, Maine. His pragmatic nature makes him popular and allows him to strike alliances with government officials, which keeps prying eyes off his business. But even a town as small as theirs is not without risk or envy, and Elia has only ever really wanted one thing: Senator Harrison’s daughter.

My new husband is everything I shouldn't want: dark soul, wicked smile, and a growl that makes me forget my own name. A walking sin in a tailored suit, he's determined to make me pay for my father's betrayal. But the way he claims me like I'm his only redemption tells a different story. Turns out New York's most feared crime lord has a weakness. And apparently, it's me.

A little deer walks into the wolf’s den. I want answers. I know nothing of love, family, or stability, having been raised in the foster system and spat out at eighteen, pregnant, and with no memory of how that came to be. I try to find my estranged father, a man rumoured to be in the Mafia, hopeful he will use his influence to discover what really happened the night someone took my innocence. But I don’t find my father. I walk straight into the den of his associate, the Don of the Cosa Nostra.

"Carlotta mia, io dell’arancio amaro conosco solo le spine e ormai non mi fanno più male. Ma il profumo del suo fiore bianco è il tuo, è quello della libertà." A cosa serve essere giovane e piena di progetti, se sei nata nel tempo sbagliato? Tre protagoniste straordinarie fronteggiano la sfida più grande: trovare il senso del proprio essere donne in un mondo che vorrebbe scegliere al posto loro. Nardina, dolce e paziente, che sogna di laurearsi ma finisce intrappolata nel ruolo di moglie. Sabedda, selvatica e fiera, che vorrebbe poter decidere il proprio futuro ma è troppo povera per poterlo fare.

“A splendid piece of crime fiction . . . a fitting cap to a tremendous career . . . Through it all, Puzo keeps the heat on and keeps the reader enthralled with his characters and his story.”—The Denver Post To Don Raymonde Aprile’s children, he was a loyal family member, their father’s...

It's just another Tuesday with Mercury in retrograde. Cue Nikolai Volkov. A devil in Armani with a body built for sin. Protective. Ruthless. Magnetic. Oh, and did I mention he's hot enough to melt Siberia? I should despise him for stealing my freedom. Instead, I'm playing house with the beast and melting every time he growls 'mine’. But as it turns out, this good girl has a knack for taming monsters.

One wild night gave me more than just regrets. Six years ago, I walked away from Igor Sokolov—New York’s most dangerous Bratva prince—and vowed never to look back. Or so I thought. Now, he’s found me. And worse, he’s discovered my biggest secret: our daughter. Igor doesn’t ask. He takes. With ruthless determination, he drags us back to New York, claiming it’s the only way to keep us safe. Safe from his enemies, maybe. But not from him. He’s possessive, demanding, and dangerously irresistible. And he’s made one thing crystal clear: I’m his.

I should run. Except Liam O'Malley isn't a choice. He's the air I breathe. Still, I wonder if I can really be queen of the O’Malleys - especially when I discover the truth about who I am. Anyone else in our shoes would make a different choice, but nothing with Liam is predictable. In our world, anything but strength gets you killed.

Elio Rossi is a dream on paper. He's rich, handsome, and head of his family's multi-billion-dollar business. He's also a ruthless Mafia Don and my older brother's best friend. But even that isn't a huge issue to me. No, Elio is my nightmare because he used to be my dream man. We've been betrothed since childhood. But the night of our engagement years ago, our parents died in a tragic accident. One that I'm sure Elio's family planned.

Just a handful of reasons why I should hate Cesare Salvatore, heir to the Salvatore Sicilian mafia throne. Other reasons? His insanely gorgeous face. How hot he looks in his Formula One race suit. The feral look in his eyes when he’s pounding his enemy into the ground… But as a Mancinelli, I abide by one family rule: Stay away from the Salvatores.

In Mafia Land, power belongs to queens—ruthless, untouchable, and crowned in fear. When Leonor’s lover is executed by the Carlito matriarch, the elite assassin swears vengeance. To bring down the empire, she must seduce her way inside. But desire complicates betrayal, and revenge tastes dangerously like love.

""Creep is everything I want from a novel—it’s obsessive, it’s rapturous, it spirals into the most masochistic corners of the mind. A perfectly twisted debut.""—Anna Dorn, author of Perfume & Pain ""A chilling book by an exciting new voice.""—Vogue (UK) From a blistering new voice in...

Instant New York Times Bestseller “Small Mercies is thought provoking, engaging, enraging, and can’t-put-it-down entertainment.” — Stephen King The acclaimed New York Times bestselling writer returns with a masterpiece to rival Mystic River—an all-consuming tale of revenge, family love...

Paul’s just here to help, or so he claims—sent by a charity for vulnerable people to do odd jobs for elderly widow Gwen. But for Gwen’s daughter Connie, there’s just something about Paul that rings alarm bells from day one. He’s a little too kind, a little too involved…Worse still, Gwen seems to have fallen under his spell.

I always knew marriage for me would never be to a man of my choosing. As a young girl, I was all too aware of the power I wielded in a world where men were supposed to be the superior gender. To the underworld, I was just a mafia princess. To my family, I was an equal. To my soon-to-be husband? Well, that was yet to be determined. But I prayed Enzo Bianchi was ready for me because I was damn sure prepared for him.